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Pay by QR code
A QR payment lets the customer pay with their own phone while the register waits.
- In the payment panel choose QR, enter the amount (it starts as the whole balance), and press Show QR code.
- The customer scans the code, enters their card on their phone and, if tips are on, chooses a tip.
- The register updates by itself when the payment goes through. A countdown and a Cancel button are shown while it waits.
- A code is good for 15 minutes and one code is live per sale. Making a new one replaces the old one.
- If a card is declined the customer can try another card. After five failed tries the request fails.
- A smaller amount makes it one leg of a split payment.
- If the register page is reloaded the cashier can keep watching or cancel the code but cannot see the picture again. Make a new code.
- If the cashier takes other payments meanwhile and less is owed than the code asked for, the code is cancelled and the customer is told to ask the cashier.
QR payments appear on the register when your default gateway supports keyed card entry (Stripe, Square or Authorize.Net) and your PayMidWare administrator has set the pay portal address. If you do not see the QR button, ask support.